Energy and architecture: A little lightness as an antidote to the heaviness of the world
Raphaël Ménard recounts in his book "Vers la légèreté" how available resources determine the forms of architecture and planning. Interview.
Raphaël Ménard recounts in his book "Vers la légèreté" how available resources determine the forms of architecture and planning. Interview.
"Since our share of global greenhouse gas emissions is only one thousandth, our efforts would be doomed to remain insignificant. This argument expresses not a logical reasoning, but an attitude of defiance and denial," regrets René Longet, an expert in sustainable development.
Citing Nicholas Stern and his report on the economics of climate change, Dominique Bidou, the author of "Recivilisation", reminds that "action against global warming makes it possible to avoid expenditures at least five times greater than the initial cost."